"One of the most hard parts of the rescue were that five people were tightly harnessed", Nigro said.

A federal official, who wished to remain anonymous, told news agency AP the pilot, Richard Vance, 33, believed a luggage item belonging to one of the passengers had hit an emergency fuel shutoff switch.

Ms Dinh-Zarr also said it was legal for doors to be open on this model of helicopter, and safety floats did inflate on the helicopter as it made contact with the water. "It's really horrifying and I hope that something come from this", Adams said adding that while the tragedy was a wakeup call he would continue seeking these kinds of aviation experiences. A passenger on board a sister flight operated by FlyNyon Sunday night said the company showed a safety video but didn't physically demonstrate how to escape the harnesses.

"We are giving urgent attention to the use of harnesses specifically for aerial photography flights". "All he has to do is pull up one lever and the seatbelt comes apart, and he's practiced getting in and out of the aircraft hundreds and hundreds of times and knows exactly how to do that". He said the pilot had initially thought that the passengers survived.

The harnesses, which are different than traditional aircraft seat belts, are created to allow people to safely photograph from a helicopter with the doors open. On their back, between their shoulder blades, was a metal ring attached to a carabiner and tethered to the floor.

Cuenca del Plata University in Argentina said she studied art, design and communications. "You can't expect people who are untrained to watch a video, and then, without any real hands-on drill, expect them to react in survivability mode".

A helicopter is hoisted by crane from the East River onto a barge, Monday in NY. In August 2009, nine people were killed after a helicopter and a small, private plane crashed into each other over the Hudson River.

While he targeted a comeback at the Madrid Masters in May, his quick recovery encouraged him to play at Indian Wells . At the time Roger was trailing 5-8 in the head-to-head but in his own words: "That day I wasn't expecting to win".

Most notably, Oklahoma (18-13) dropped from a four-seed to a No. 10 - the product of losing eight of its final 10 games. The Tigers are seeded No. 4 in the Midwest Region and will face No. 13 Charleston in the opening round.

Bonaventure twice in the history of the two programs, with UCLA winning both meetings (once at home, once at a neutral site). Bonaventure is 0-2 all-time against UCLA , last facing the Bruins during UCLA's run to a 10th national championship in 1975.

Officer Scott says he has no clue whether or not the bride-to-be and her fiance actually tied the knot following Amber's arrest. Around 10:30 a.m., officers responded to an intersection for a report of a three-car collision.

Music streaming company Spotify Technology S.A. has launched its service in Israel on Monday at a press conference in Tel Aviv. ITWeb is attending the official launch on Tuesday and will provide more details as they become available.

Amazon has now changed the command to "Alexa, can you laugh?", making it harder for the AI to make mistakes. Echos in North America could even call mobile and landline numbers, as if it were an actual proper phone.

The rev-matching mimics heel-and-toe action by matching RPM when downshifting, which is beneficial when preparing for a turn. First introduced in 1964, the Ford Mustang was quickly submitted to a wide variety of mechanical and styling modifications.

Among refined products, Nymex reformulated gasoline blendstock-the benchmark gasoline contract-was down 0.5%, at $1.89 a gallon. Hedge funds increased bets on falling West Texas Intermediate crude prices by the most this year, according to the U.S.

The militants including one from Srinagar were killed in a gunbattle with the security forces in Anantnag district. He said that everyday there are killings in Kashmir, so we how can be sure that those killed were militants.

Women's NCAA Tournament field set
The Sooners are the first team since 2005 to get an at-large with only 16 wins and they went just 1-8 against RPI top-50 teams. If the Irish win, they will host either 8th seeded South Dakota St or 9th seeded Villanova in Sunday's 2nd round.

Tillerson leaves the country after 3-day visit
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